Exclusive: Labour MPs Offered Tours Of No.10 As PM Tries To Repair Relations With Backbenchers

Keir Starmer outside 10 Downing Street.Labour MPs are being offered tours of 10 Downing Street as Keir Starmer tries to repair relations with his disgruntled backbenchers, HuffPost UK can reveal.An email sent to members of the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) offers them the chance to bring guests with them to see what goes on behind the famous black door.The email, which was sent by PLP secretary Ella Watson, said: “We are pleased to announce that the PLP office, together with the No.10 political office, will be hosting a series of tours of No.10 Downing Street for MPs and their invited guests.”MPs are then invited to fill in a booking form to arrange a time for their tour.The email added: “If your booking is confirmed, the PLP office will contact you via the email address provided, and send you a pro-forma for you to complete with your guest names. It will also include important security information.”Starmer has been criticised for not spending enough time in the House of Commons, and for failing to set aside time since becoming prime minister to get to know more of his 405 MPs.One MP joked: “When one of the complaints is that the PLP feel like they are kept at arms length by No.10, a booking form really breaks down barriers.”A backbencher added: “I did wonder if it was a ploy by the political team to learn the names of the PLP.”Referring to criticism of the number of foreign trips the prime minister goes on, a Labour source said: “Has anyone asked if the PM wants to visit one day too?”The Labour Party has been approached for comment.Related...Starmer Would Lose Leadership Contest Against Streeting, Burnham, Rayner And MilibandKeir Starmer Is Now As Unpopular As Boris Johnson Was On The Day He ResignedAnalysis: Keir Starmer's Plea For Cabinet Unity Is Just Another Sign Of His Weakness

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